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Aldridge is a Sustainable Community School (SCS)
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Chicago expands Sustainable Community Schools initiative even as budget worries grow Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Aug 4, 2025 at 5:15 pm EDT Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Chicago…
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World Space Week & Rocket Day @ Aldridge!
During World Space Week, our Aldridge scholars explored the cosmos in the SkyDome Planetarium and launched their own rockets! Hands-on experiments, teamwork, and big dreams made Rocket Day an out-of-this-world success!
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Aldridge Project Greenway Exhibit Opening @ The National Public Housing Museum
Aldridge is featured in the Project Greenway Exhibit Opening at the National Public Housing Museum! This event celebrates the remarkable work of our students, who, through their partnership with Ms. Eleanor and Ms. Starsha from the Collective Learning Lab, envisioned a greener, healthier, and more connected Altgeld Gardens community. Their designs and ideas will be featured in this special exhibit,…
Read MoreAldridge Celebrates the Opening of Our New Native Garden!
We are so grateful to Commissioner Kari Steele, DWM Commissioner Randy Conner, MWRD, WEF, Collective Learning Lab, and all of our amazing partners and volunteers for helping us bring this vision to life! On Saturday, September 27th at 2:00 PM, we hosted a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for our brand-new observational garden. The garden will serve as…
Read MoreWELCOME BACK, ALDRIDGE FAMILIES SY25-26!
Greetings Aldridge Families,We are Super Excited to welcome our scholars back to school on Monday, August 18th and 19th.In an effort to keep you informed, we will provide families with weekly and monthly communicationabout school events/activities, important updates, and information that will support us in creating asafe, welcoming, and academically rigorous school environment.Welcome Back!School starts…
Read MoreHave a Great Summer!!! Important Schedule Updates and Supply List for the 2025-26 SY!!
Dear Aldridge Families, As we close out the school year, I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude – for your support, your trust, and for being such an important part of our school community. This year brought its share of challenges and growth, but through it all, we continued to show…
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